Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York and Undead Music has announced the initial line-up for ‘A Night Of Improvised Round Robin Duets,’ set for May 14 at the majestic Manhattan venue The Town Hall. The event premiered in 2013 as part of the Red Bull Music Academy in New York and, this year, the event will return with all new artists including: legendary New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint, global fusion pioneer Karsh Kale, Los Angeles-based producer Daedelus, Nels Cline—a guitarist with a history in punk, alternative rock and jazz who currently performs with Wilco—The Haden Triplets’ violinist and vocalist Petra Haden, and more. See initial line-up below.

The evening will give music fans a chance to hear artists from the music realms of jazz, electronic, experimental, rock and everything in between as they’ve never heard them before. The format will see one musician starting things off with a solo improvisation lasting five minutes. Another musician then will join for five minutes of duo improvisation. After those five minutes, musician #1 will leave the stage and musician #3 will join musician #2 for another five minutes, and so on. Noted the New York Times in a review of the 2013 show, “the line-up, mixing generations and genres, was cleverly curated to push each musician in different directions as partners changed.”

The event is part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York. The month-long series of live performances, club nights, lectures, art installations and more, is set to kick off May 1 with a lineup of innovative artists, unique venues and signature show concepts that explore today’s musical landscape while paying homage to its history. The diverse musical showcase, which will become an annual New York City festival, is a legacy to the critically acclaimed Red Bull Music Academy that took place in New York in 2013. For additional information on the festival, and to purchase tickets, visit: www.redbullmusicacademy.com/nyc

The Undead Music Series was launched in June of 2010 with the aim to attract new audiences to serious music while challenging expectations. Now in its fifth year, it celebrates the explosively creative, adventurous, instrumental music being made in New York City and beyond, with improvisational contributions of musicians from the realms of jazz, electronic, rock and experimental. For more details on the Undead Music Series, visit www.undeadmusic.com.

Allen Toussaint: Legendary New Orleans jazz pianist, inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Blues Hall of FameTerri Lyne Carrington: Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, composer and record producerAmp Fiddler: Detroit-based soul/funk musician and former member of George Clinton’s Parliament FunkadelicDaedelus: Dublab-affiliated producer whose most recent projects were released on Ninja Tune and Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder RecordsDavid Murray: Prolific jazz saxophonist who has released over 150 albums under his own name and is a co-founder of the World Saxophone QuartetJames Carter: Celebrated jazz saxophonist, and the recipient of multiple Downbeat Critics and Readers Choice AwardsJherek Bischoff: Former sideman and accompanist in several bands who went on to release a pair of orchestral albums in 2012, one featuring the likes of David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, Craig Wedren, moreKarsh Kale: “Visionary composer and producer” (Billboard), a member of Bill Laswell’s Tabla Beat Science and a musical pioneer fusing Indian classical and folk with electronic, rock and pop.Marc Ribot: New York City-based experimental guitarist who has collaborated with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and composer John Zorn among many othersNels Cline: Punk & alternative rock guitarist with a history in jazz who has played with Mike Watt and Thurston Moore, among others, and currently performs with WilcoPetra Haden: Former violinist and singer in That Dog, who released an album earlier this year with her sisters in The Haden Triplets, a band made up of the daughters of legendary jazz bassist Charlie HadenShigeto: Producer on Ghostly International with a diverse sound that’s a unique blend of instrumental hip hop and electronic music, influenced by jazz